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Gopal Krishan Gupta v. Indian Air Force — CIC 2023
Central Information Commission · 2023-09-29 · CIC File No. IK/150874202
Dealt with an RTI to the Indian Air Force on service or operational records.
Case details
| Court | Central Information Commission |
|---|---|
| Decided | 2023-09-29 |
| Citation | CIC File No. IK/150874202 |
| Bench | C, I, C, , S, i, n, g, l, e, , B, e, n, c, h |
| Petitioner | Gopal Krishan Gupta |
| Respondent | Indian Air Force |
| RTI Act sections | §24 |
| Outcome | partly allowed |
Outcome
Dealt with an RTI to the Indian Air Force on service or operational records.
Ratio decidendi
IAF is §24 Second Schedule exempt; service records of the applicant herself remain accessible with corruption-proviso scope.
Keywords
indian, air, force
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